Paring machine



Feb. 1s, 1923. 1,445,147.

J. F. KOHLER PARING MACHIMv Original Filed Aug. 4, 1920 Patented Feb. 1 3, 1923.

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Application inea August 4,1920, serial 'No.eoriva Renewed August a, 1922. serial No. eaea ciocoa'nu'ts, although it not limited to this particular use. When the large kernel or cocoanut has been removed from the shell the cocoa'nut has a thin brown skin covering the meat |`and in 'order 'to prepare the cocoa'- y"nut for luse this 'skin 'is first 4removed or pared off. 4It is desirable 'to `remove all portio'n's of this skin but with as little Waste 'of meat las possible', and in my colpending ap` plications Ser. No. 3137 51 tiled July '28,' 1919 and ser. ne. y333,428 nieu October i919, I have shown machines adapted to pare 'coiccranuts ec'dno'r'nica'lfly, (quickly 'and uniformly. rThe present invention may be used in 'conjunction vvith either of the 'machines shown in "said applications; and in `order to simplify the 'showing in the present case I have `jshovvn myv invention vapplied to the lat- Ater of said inachines. 1

' k*The o-b'jctof my present invention lis to provide Afor a vsvvivelinfg or pivotal motion of the paring knife Awhich will permit the knife to' conform to "or 'adjust itself to the irregularities of theI cocoan'ut during the paringoperatin in 'orde'r that fn'o portions lofthe 'coo'onut shall escape the paring operation of the knife. This pivotall action 1s addition `to the pivotal actionv of the knife earr'yingarms of my said co`p`ending cases Li'vhich permits the knife to move toward and from the ooanut'. In the preferred form of my invention the knife carryingarm s'vvinfgs on'its pivot and the knife swings or turns on .the carrying arm according to iri'e'i'ularities in they surface of the corcoanut.

"ilejue knife is adapted' to be tin-neu 'alo'iit its'axis by the cocoanut" there is a topfv'ent the knife turning 'entirely avt/av from the coco'a'nut and it also returns:

the vknife to' an initial positionafter 'disen-y from one vc0,'coan'i1t, in readiness to 'engage in proper relation vvith the'succe'edas itis presented' for paring. "AnotherobJect of my invention 1s" top lovide meansfor preventing the accumulation of, the parings at the cutting edge ofthe knife. The paring knife is provided with a guard to control the depth of cut, and here tofore the parings had a tendencyv to cling or accumulate at the cutting edge of the knife or between 'thisv edge and the guard 'and these parings ofteny interfered Vwith the proper paring action of the knife. .In the present case the guard is provided with movable means which prevents the parings fromclogging` the knife. l

. Ink the drawing forming part of this 1application,

. F'gure 1 is an elevation of a machinelike that shown in my said co-pending applica tion Ser. No. 333,428 but with my present improvements applied thereto. l f

Figure 2 is a side Aelevation of the paring k'nife and associated' parts. v

Figure 3 is a` perspective view of the knife holder and knife, and

` Figure et is a sectional vievv of the knife.

and its holder. y f. In my said cofpending applications I; have shown completeA paring machines and: the present device may be employed therein s imply by substituting the parts shovvnfherein for corresponding parts in said machlnes In said applications I have shown means for holding land revolving the cocoanu'ts and for moving them toand away from the pap ing position and lsuch parts require no modification for the application of 'my present invention. The parts in .Figure 1 correspondingv with the parts in Figure 1 of my application Ser. No. 333,428 are designated ly the same reference numerals. f

Power is applied to the pulley 3 to operate the main shaft 2, and from the latter .the shafts @and 38 are operated through "the gears 43, 46. i The shaft 5 is operated intervInittently bya Geneva movement 39, and by pins 45 on the Vgear 43, the same as in my said application'fand the shaft 5 carries farms 7 I-on which the revolvable nut holders are mounted.

vv'hich has axr'a'ck for operating the pinion 6l.

i The latter is mounted on lthe shaft ,5.4 and the oscillation ofv this 'shaft causes the paring lrnife'toswing on anl arc corresponding with a portion of the circumference of the cocoanut and the lateral movement of the shaft 54 causes t-he knife to move the distance from the equatorial line of the cocoanut to its apex. respond with those shown in my said pending application.

0n the shaft 5d there is an arm 5? which is provided witha fork forming a bearing socket for a pin 52 on which the knife arm 5l rocks. The latter passes through a slot in and is guided by an arm 57 also fixed to the shaft 5e. There is an arm 55 fixed to the knife arm 51 and it is pulled down by a spring 56 for the purpose of swinging the arm 5l and therefore pressing the knife against the cocoanut.

The knife holder 47 vin the present case is loose on the arm 5l so that it may revolve with this arm as its axis.. For this purpose the arm 5l. passes through an aperture 72 .in the hub 7?) of the knife holder andy the cotter pin 7 retains the holder on 'the arm. There is a coiled spring 75 surrounding the arm 5l and it has one end 'fixed to the holder t7 and the other end fixed to a collar 76 which is adapted to be held in adjusted positions on the arm 5l by a screw 77.

The knife blade 78 is set in a recess in the holder and it is adapted to be adjusted in position relatively to the guard by means of adjusting screws 7 9 which press against the back edge of the knife to urge it fori'vardly. The knife is clamped in the holder by a plate 80 which is secured by screws 8l which pass through the slots 82 in the plate and knife. Adjacent the cutting edge 83 of the knife l have provided a movable guard to control the depth of cut made by the knife and in the form of .my invention shown herein this guard consists of a roller 84e extending parallel with the cutting edge of the knife and mounted to revolve freely on an arbor 85 mounted in the bearings 86 of the plate S7 which is attached to `the holder.

Operation: The cocoanuts or other articles to be pared are moved into position for paring on the carrier as shown in Figure l yand then the cocoa-nut is revolved. When vthe cocoa-nut is in position 'thef knife is pressed'toward it by the action of the spring 56 which rocks the arm 51 on its pivot 52. The edge 83 of the knife penetrates the skin of the cocoa-nut' and the roller guard 84; rests against the cocoanut and determines the depth of cut ofthe knife. lAs the cocoanut revolves,the knife is moved from the middle line of the cocoanut to the apex so that one half thereof is pared.y Beforelthe cocoanut is presented to the knife the holder 47 is held in position to receive it .by the spring 7 5 which normally places the knife in. the initial positiond As the eocoannt re-f All 0f these parts cor` volvcs there is a tendency for parts to escape the paring action of t'hc knife due to the surface irregularities of the cocoanut, but in this construction the knife holder is turned about the arm 5l as a pivot, by the cocoanut itself7 and therefore the point Aof contact or cutting of the knife follows the irregularities of the cocoanut automatically. I have found that `this action makes itpossible to remove a very thin paring and `yet not escape any portion of the surface of the cocoanut. ln this operation the nut turns the knife holder against the action of the spring 7 5 the latter tending always to hold the knife in a given position.

Wvhen the cocoanut moves away `from the knife the holder 47 is swung back into normal position by the spring 75 if it is not in that position. n

The paring cut off by the knife passes under the ecge 83 thereof and between the knife and guard. As the parings are more or less moist they have a tendency tol clog between the knife and guard. In this device, however, the roller 84 is revolved by the cocoanut and themoving'roller advances-the paring so that it does not accumulate against the knife edge and interfere with the paring operation. y

Having described my invention,what I claim is:

l. .ln a paringmachine includingmeans for holding and revolving a cocoanutJ or other article to be pared, the combination of a paring knife and a guard adapted to contact with the cocoanut7 'means for-moving the knife toward the cocoanut during the paring operation, and a pivot on whichsaid y i knife is adapted .to be os'cillated bythe cocoanut whereby the knife mayl follow irregularities in the surfacethereof. A

Q. ln paring machine including means for holding and revolving a cocoanut or other article 'to be pared, the combination. of a paring 'knife and a guard adapted to contactrwith the cocoanut, means forpressing the knifetoward the cocoanutduring the 'paring operation and. a pivot on `which sai d knifeis adapted to bel oscillated bythe cocoanut on an axis disposed. at right angles to the cutting edge ofthe knife whereby the knife may follow irregularities inthe. surface of the cocoanut. 3. ln -a paring machine including means for holding and revolving a jcocoanut'or other article to be pared, the combination of. paring knife and guard adapted to Contact with the cocoanut, means for'PGS'sing the knifejtoward the cocoaniit' during .the paring operation, .a pivot onwhichf said knife is adapted .to tbe oscillated bythe cocoanut whereby-the knife may follow' irregularities in the surface thereof,l andy resistible means forP automatically .returning said knife on its pivot to an initial position.-

4t. In a paring machine including means .i'or holding and revolving a c oeoanut or other article to loe pared, the Combination of an arm and a paringknife and guard thereon, nieans for swinging the arm to press the knife and guard against the eo-` eoa-nnt, during the paring operation, said holder being mounted to turn on said arm whereby the knife may follow irregularities in the surface of the eoeoanut, a coiled spring surrounding said arm and having one end engaging said holder" and an ad justaole collar on saidl arm to which the other end of tlhe said spring isl connected, said spring being adaptedl to resist the turning oi' said holder by the cocoanut and adapted ,to return the `knife to an initial position. 'r

Signed at the city, County and State of New York7 this 21st day ofv July, 1920. 20

JOHN E. KOHLER, 

